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Jason Giambi has announced his retirement from baseball.

"After 20 seasons, I have decided to officially announce my retirement as a Major League Baseball player," Giambi said in a statement to the New York Daily News. "To the game of baseball: I started playing you when I was a kid and I’m leaving you a man. Thank you." The 44-year-old has been offered a non-playing role with the Indians, but it's not clear yet whether that will be his next venture. Giambi totaled 2,010 hits, 440 home runs, and 1,441 RBI in his illustrious big league career. Mon, Feb 16, 2015 02:05:00 PM

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Jason Giambi is still mulling over whether to continue his playing career in 2015.

Giambi was limited to just 26 games this season and batted .133 (8-for-60) with two home runs. Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said in October that it's unlikely the 43-year-old will return to the team in 2015, but it's possible he'll find the right fit elsewhere. If not, he figures to begin his coaching career. Wed, Nov 12, 2014 02:19:00 PM

Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said Friday that it's unlikely Jason Giambi will return to the Indians in 2015.

Antonetti didn't go as far as to rule the idea out completely, but did say that it would be a tough fit to carry Giambi on their roster. The 43-year-old is widely respected around the league and may immediately jump into the coaching ranks if he doesn't find a playing gig for 2015. Fri, Oct 31, 2014 10:12:00 PM

Depth Charts

Michael Brantley (shoulder) is slated to resume swinging a bat in late December.

Brantley had a lost 2016 season following a pair of shoulder surgeries, but the hope is that he's ready for the beginning of spring training. Still, he has to be considered a major question mark heading into 2017.

Cody Anderson underwent an arthroscopic debridement of his right elbow on Wednesday.

Anderson is expected to begin throwing in eight weeks and should be fine for the start of spring training next February, though he'll face an uphill battle for an Opening Day roster spot after registering a rough 6.68 ERA and 1.62 WHIP across 60 2/3 innings (nine starts, 10 relief appearances) for the Indians in 2016. Maybe the elbow was to blame.